Last Chance, Colorado began as a critical frontier waystation in the 1890s before evolving into a thriving highway stop 80 miles east of Denver from the 1920s-1950s. You’ll find remnants of its once-bustling Dairy King restaurant, motel, and gas station that served travelers before Interstate 70 rerouted traffic. Today, you can explore dilapidated structures and scattered artifacts that tell the story of how changing transportation patterns erased an entire community.
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3 Highway Era Prosperity (1920s-1950s)…